NRMCA Senior Director, Local Paving, Amanda Hult recently discussed basic concrete pavement design with students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Auburn University. The presentations were coordinated by Alabama Concrete Industries Association’s John Sorrell and focused on conventional, pervious and roller compacted concrete, and concrete overlays. The students were encouraged to include a well-designed concrete option for every project, as competition is good, noted Hult. She also praised the professors for allowing the concrete industry to present to the students.

"Thank you for allowing the concrete industry to expose your students to the different concrete paving options out there in the market," Hult said. "Hopefully, we have planted a seed in their minds so when they enter the marketplace, they may present other options to their clients. This was something that I learned 10 years after entering the working world."